Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 4.6% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.89
FCFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$1.09
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$1.51
FCFA919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
|
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